Pocket Guide to Unfair Practices: California Public Sector (6th ed., 2018)

This guide provides a comprehensive look at the unfair practices created by state laws. This new edition covers:

• Important recent developments in California’s public sector labor law, such as: the Public Employee Communication Chapter, which expands the rights of exclusive representatives and restricts certain activities by employers; “mandatory access” to the “onboarding process” of new public-sector employees (i.e., new employee orientations); and Senate Bill 866, passed to mitigate the loss of agency fees in light of the Janus decision.
• Case law developments in discrimination, bypassing of exclusive representative, DFR, impasse procedures, and more.
• Each of the eight primary statutes that regulate public employment relations in California: EERA, HEERA, Dills, and MMBA; as well as newer statutes such as the Trial Court Employment Protection and Governance Act (TCEPGA), the Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act (TCIELRA), the Los Angeles Country Metropolitan Transportation Authority Transit Employer-Employee Relations Act (TEERA), and the Judicial Council Employer-Employee Relations Act (JCEERA).
• Updated statutory and regulatory text; the unfair practice sections of the acts; a guide to cases further elaborating what conduct is unlawful; and a glossary defining labor relations terms.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction (Page 1)
   1. Unfair Practices (Page 3)
      1. Unfair Practices Under the PERB-Administered Statutes (Page 5)
      2. Types of Unfair Practices (Page 8)
         1. Duty to bargain (Page 8)
            1. Scope of bargaining (Page 8)
            2. Good faith bargaining (Page 11)
            3. Unilateral action (Page 12)
         2. Duty to participate in impasse procedures (Page 15)
         3. Duty to provide information (Page 17)
         4. Strikes and other concerted activities (Page 19)
            1. Strikes under EERA, HEERA, and the Dills Act (Page 19)
            2. Strikes under the MMBA (Page 21)
            3. Strikes under TCEPGA and TCIELRA (Page 21)
            4. Strikes under TEERA (Page 21)
         5. Protected activities (Page 22)
            1. Interference with protected activity (Page 23)
            2. Discrimination or reprisal for protected activity (Page 24)
         6. Interference with union’s rights (Page 25)
            1. Access to work site (Page 26)
            2. Right to information (Page 27)
            3. Released time (Page 27)
         7. Employer domination of, and assistance to, union (Page 28)
         8. Duty of fair representation (Page 29)
         9. Bypassing the exclusive representative (Page 33)
            1. Going to hearing (Page 102)
   2. Enforcement (Page 34)
      1. PERB Jurisdiction (Page 34)
      2. PERB Unfair Practice Procedures (Page 37)
         1. Filing a charge (Page 37)
         2. Issuing a complaint (Page 38)
         3. Time requirements (Page 39)
         4. Deferral to arbitration (Page 41)
         5. Dismissal of the charge (Page 43)
         6. Answering the complaint (Page 43)
         7. Going to hearing (Page 44)
         8. The hearing (Page 44)
         9. ALJ’s decision (Page 45)
         10. Appeal to the board (Page 46)
         11. Reconsideration of a decision (Page 47)
      3. Judicial Review of PERB Decisions (Page 47)
      4. MMBA, TCEPGA, and TCIELRA (Page 48)
   3. Statutory and Regulatory Language (Page 50)
      1. Educational Employment Relations Act (EERA) (Page 48)
      2. Ralph C. Dills Act (Page 52)
      3. Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act (HEERA) (Page 55)
      4. Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (MMBA) and Implementing PERB Regulations (Page 55)
      5. Employee Relations Ordinance of the County of Los Angeles (Page 63)
      6. Employee Relations Ordinance for the City of Los Angeles (Page 65)
      7. Trial Court Employment Protection and Governance Act (TCEPGA) and Implementing PERB Regulations (Page 66)
      8. Trial Court Interpreters Employment and Labor Relations Act (TCIELRA) and Implementing PERB Regulations (Page 72)
      9. Transit Employer-Employee Relations Act (TEERA) (Page 78)
   4. Cases (Page 80)
      1. Bypassing the Exclusive Representative (Page 80)
      2. Discrimination for, or Interference With, Protected Activity (Page 81)
      3. Duty of Fair Representation (Page 87)
      4. Duty to Bargain in Good Faith (Page 90)
      5. Duty to Furnish Information (Page 99)
      6. Duty to Participate in Impasse Procedures in Good Faith (Page 100)
      7. Employer Domination of, or Assistance to, Union (Page 102)
      8. Public Employment Relations Board Procedure (Page 104)
      9. Strikes and Other Concerted Activities (Page 107)
2. Glossary of Terms (Page 112)
3. Table of Cases (Page 122)
4. Index of Terms (Page 137)